"Oh, so good!

Since living in the "deep south", one thing I have come to appreciate about the people here, is there love for true hospitality as well as their genuine desire to share from their vegetable gardens (seems like everyone has a garden here!). My next door neighbor has a farm in another town close by where she grows blueberries. Last week she came over and handed me about 12 cups of blueberries. I have never been a huge blueberry fan because they tend to be so tart. I really didn't know what to do with them other than throw them in my smoothies. So, due to the abundance of blueberries on hand, I proceeded to hunt recipes down to try. I was successful! I found a wonderful recipe for a blueberry crumble that was spectacular! Try it with some vanilla ice cream. You'll be going for seconds. Here it is:

Blueberry Crumble:

2/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 cups fresh blueberries
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and chilled

1. Preheat oven to 375 deg. Combine sugar, cornstarch, 1/8 teaspoon salt in large bowl. Add berries and toss to coat. Transfer to an 8 in. square dish.

2. Add dry ingredients and remaining 1/8 tsp. salt into a bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly and crumbles are about dime size. Sprinkle crumble evenly over berries.

3. Bake until filling is bubbling and topping is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool on wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Serve with ice cream.